/Film Weekly

On the September 7, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Hoai-Tran Bui and Ben Pearson. We chat a little more about the Colin Trevorrow’s departure from Star Wars Episode 9, and the latest news: problematic casting in the live-action Aladdin movie, an authorized Dracula prequel, Justice League reshoots, and surprising bidders for the James Bond film rights. In the Water Cooler,...

On September 5, 2017, we recorded an emergency episode of /Film Daily. Peter Sciretta is joined by Brad Oman and Germain Lussier from io9 to talk about the big news the dropped on Tuesday afternoon: Colin Trevorrow will no longer director Star Wars Episode 9 . We tell you what happened, the various reports from behind the scenes that may explain the turn of events, how this may impact the producti...

On the September 6, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Hoai-Tran Bui, Jacob Hall and Brad Oman.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes , Google Play , Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   In The Water Cooler: Peter saw John Williams in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, used my MoviePass for the first time to see Good Time and re...

On the September 5, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Hoai-Tran Bui, Jacob Hall and Brad Oman to talk about Force Friday and Killer Klowns from Outer Space. In the news we discuss The Crow reboot, IT sequel plans, and Joker film casting. And in the Mail Bag we talk about seeing movies multiple times in theaters. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes , Google Play , Over...

On the September 4, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Brad Oman to talk about television shows that were canceled or ended too soon. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes , Google Play , Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). In The Mailbag: Erik from San Jose, CA asks, “I recently came infinitely late to the part...

On the September 1, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Hoai-Tran Bui, and Brad Oman to talk about the news, including the early buzz for Downsizing and The Shape of Water, the coolest Star Wars: The Last Jedi toys from Force Friday 2, and an all-female Lord of the Flies remake. At The Water Cooler, we talk about Don't Breathe, Ingrid Goes West and iTunes reviews. And The...

On the August 31, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson, Brad Oman and Jacob Hall to talk about the news, including the Awards campaign for War for the Planet of the Apes, Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel writers, the running time for Blade Runner 2049, An ominous Luke Skywalker in new Star Wars: The Last Jedi photos, and rumors surrounding the Joker origin movie. In th...

On the August 30, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Brad Oman to talk about the news, including a Wonder Woman bonus scene, the air date of the final season of Game of Thrones, Apple’s attempts to bring 4k Movies to AppleTV, and a Blade Runner 2049 short film.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes , Google Play , Overcast and all the popular podcast app...

On the August 29, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson to talk about the news, including early It buzz, the death of filmmaker Tobe Hooper, casting changes on Hellboy, and how the new Star Wars comic connects Luke Skywalker with Rogue One. Hoai-Tran Bui joins us to talk about her trip to Pixar to learn about their new film, Coco. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on...

On the August 28, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Brad Oman, Jacob Hall and Hoai-Tran Bui. to talk about the news, including Kingsman 2 presented in 270 degrees, Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout gets a Halloween makeover, reactions and observations about the Black Mirror season 4 trailer, and another Jumper tv series. In our feature presentation, we suggest 14 acto...

On the August 25, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest news including: Another Joker movie in development, Matt Reeves clarifies his Batman movie comments, the Obi-Wan Kenobi movie gets a working title, James Gunn’s Starsky & Hutch reboot, live-action Teen Titans casting, and James Cameron’s misguided comments on Wonder...

On the August 24, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Jacob Hall to talk about the latest news including: Daredevil season 3, Lex Luthor’s role in Justice League, The Batman existing outside of the DCEU, Tremors tv series finds a director, the fate of Bad Boys 3, and how Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will set up the future of the MCU. And in The Mail Bag, we’l...

On the August 23, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, in the watercooler Peter Sciretta talks about auditioning for the Magic Castle, and Ben Pearson and Brad Oman join to talk about the latest news including: a Knight Rider movie, a director for Amblin’s Intelligent Life, an actor has been cut out of the Han Solo movie, AMC continues to troll MoviePass, more info on the Hellboy reboot, and late breaking...

On the August 22, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Brad Oman joins Peter Sciretta to talk about Rian Johnson’s Brothers Bloom in the Water Cooler, in the news we discuss the passing of Jerry Lewis, Godzilla vs. Kong, a potential horror movie mashup, an R-Rated Knight Rider reboot, and new Star Wars and Jurassic Park video games. And in our feature presentation, Ben Pearson and Jacob Hall will join us...

On the August 21, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Ben Pearson, Jack Giroux and Brad Oman join Peter Sciretta to answer a ton of questions in the mailbag: 2017 award contenders, best upcoming tv shows, guilty pleasure tv shows, what Marvel Television needs to learn from the MCU, movies we don't understand others loving or hating, the Obi-wan movie, best political movie, most wanted film prop, and...

On the August 18, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Ben Pearson and Brad Oman join Peter Sciretta to discuss the Galaxy Quest tv show news, and in the feature presentation we are joined by filmmaker and Star Wars fanatic Kyle Newman (Fanboys, Barely Lethal) to discuss the big news that Disney is developing an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie and in the Mail Bag we answer a question about lingering Force Awakens qu...

On the August 16, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Ben Pearson and Brad Oman join Peter Sciretta to discuss the latest news, including X-Men: Dark Phoenix casting, Samuel L Jackson’s MCU future, Ozark season 2, MoviePass, James Bond casting watch, Gremlins 3, and Louis C.K’s secret film. At the water cooler they discuss The Defiant Ones, the IT haunted house and Pokemon Go. In the Mail Bag, we talk ab...

On the August 15, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Ben Pearson, Brad Oman and Hoai-Tran Bui join Peter Sciretta to discuss the latest news, including Sony release date changes including Bad Boys 3 and the Spider-Man spin-off Silver and Black, Frank Miller’s Superman: Year One, surprising casting for Jessica Jones season 2, Godzilla, Tom Cruise injured during Mission: Impossible 6 stunt and a stunt dri...

On the August 14, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Ben Pearson, Hoai-Tran Bui and Jacob Hall join Peter Sciretta to discuss the latest news, including Arnold Schwarzenegger's role in Terminator 6, Justice League reshoots, Disney’s streaming service, Miyazaki un-retires, Glow season 2, why studios aren’t making as many comedies, and some leftover Star Wars: The Last Jedi tidbits. And in the Mailbag...

On the August 11, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, we talk about a Neuromancer movie, Venom casting, more Hunger Games and Twilight movies, how The Amazing Spider-Man 3 was supposed to end, and more details about Leia and DJ’s roles in Star Wars: the Last Jedi. In the mail bag, we’ll talk about failed movies which Hollywood should reboot. And in our feature presentation, Hoai-Tran Bui joins me to expl...

Ben Pearson, Brad Oman and Jacob Hall join Peter Sciretta for the August 10, 2017 episode of /Film Daily. On today’s show, a dumpster truck full of Star Wars: The Last Jedi information has been dumped upon the world and we try to scavenge through the pile, as well as talk about Hellboy reboot casting. And in the mail bag, we’ll talk about our hopes for the future of the Star Wars stand alone movie...

Ben Pearson and Brad Oman join Peter Sciretta for the August 9, 2017 episode of /Film Daily. On today’s show we’ll stop by the water cooler to discuss Ozark, Millarworld, and snack hacks. In the news we talk about Avatar casting, DuckTales/Darkwing Duck crossover, a new ship in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, another 24 reboot, David Letterman’s return to television, a King Of The Hill revival, Modern F...

Ben Pearson and Brad Oman join Peter Sciretta for the August 8, 2017 episode of /Film Daily. On today’s show we’ll stop by the water cooler to discuss selling DVDs, a Lion King singalong and a board game cafe, in the news we’ll talk about Netflix’s big comic book company acquisition, this weekend's box office, Thriller 3D, Fantastic Four, and a bevy of MCU tidbits from Guardians director James...

Ben Pearson and Brad Oman join Peter Sciretta for the August 7, 2017 episode of /Film Daily. On today’s show we’ll be talking about a bunch of news including a Karate Kid tv series sequel, the tone of DC’s Shazam, the future of The Dark Tower, Aladdin casting, and Tina Fey in Great News. In the mail bag, we’ll be speculating on the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.   In The News:   DC’s ‘Sh...

Ben Pearson joins Peter Sciretta for the August 4, 2017 episode of /Film Daily.   In The News: ‘The Dark Tower’ Review Round-Up : Can the Movie Really Be This Bad? ‘Miami Vice’ Reboot Coming From ‘Fast & Furious’ Collaborators Vin Diesel and Chris Morgan Chiwetel Ejiofor in Talks to Voice Scar in Jon Favreau’s ‘The Lion King’ Clint Howard Cast in ‘Han Solo’ 'Star Wars: Secrets of the Empir...